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Ponikve, Dobrepolje
Ponikve (; german: Ponique''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name Ponikve is a plural form derived from the word ''ponikva'' ' influent stream' or ' sinkhole' (into which such a stream disappears). In its plural form it refers to a gently rolling landscape consisting of the basins of an influent stream. Like other villages named Ponikve and similar names (e.g., '' Ponikva''), it refers to a local landscape element. In the past the German name was ''Ponique''. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Dobrepolje–Videm. It is a Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic peo ...
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Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia ( sl, zastava Slovenije) features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The flag's colors are considered to be Pan-Slavism, Pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the Middle Ages, medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colors (red, blue, yellow). crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history duri ...
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Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogra ...
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Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( sl, Dolenjska; german: Unterkrain) is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region. Geography Lower Carniola is delineated by the Ljubljana Basin with the city of Ljubljana to the northwest, by the Kolpa River and the border with Croatia with the Gorjanci Mountains to the south and southeast, by the Sava River to the north and northeast, and by Mount Krim, the Bloke Plateau, and the Potok Plateau ( sl, Potočanska planota) to the west. The southernmost region down to the border with Croatia on the Kolpa River is called White Carniola and usually considered part of Lower Carniola. Within the Kočevje Rog karst plateau, the mountains reach an elevation of up to . The historic centre of Lower Carniola is Novo Mesto, and other towns include Kočevje, Grosuplje, Krško, Trebnje, Mirna, Črnomelj, Semič, and Metlika. History In the 17th century, the Habsburg duchy of Carniola was internally divided into ...
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Statistical Regions Of Slovenia
The statistical regions of Slovenia are 12 administrative entities created in 2000 for legal and statistical purposes. Division By a decree in 2000, Slovenia has been divided into 12 statistical regions (NUTS-3 level), which are grouped in two cohesion regions (NUTS-2 level). which replace the historical regions of the country. The statistical regions have been grouped into two cohesion regions are: * Eastern Slovenia (''Vzhodna Slovenija'' – SI01), which groups the Mura, Drava, Carinthia, Savinja, Central Sava, Lower Sava, Southeast Slovenia, and Littoral–Inner Carniola regions. *Western Slovenia Western Slovenia (''Zahodna Slovenija'') is one of the two NUTS-2 Regions of Slovenia. The region forms the western part of the country and includes the cities of Ljubljana, Koper, Kranj and Nova Gorica. It is the wealthier of the two regions o ... (''Zahodna Slovenija'' – SI02), which groups the Central Slovenia, Upper Carniola, Gorizia, and Coastal–Karst regions. Sou ...
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Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Osrednjeslovenska statistična regija) is a statistical region in central Slovenia. Geography This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km², with a central position and good traffic connections in all directions, and the country's capital is located in it. Population The area is the most densely populated statistical region in Slovenia, with the largest number of inhabitants. The population in 2020 was 570,773. It had the highest proportion of people between ages 25 and 64 with a post-secondary education. Cities and towns The Central Slovenia Statistical Region includes 9 cities and towns, the largest of which is Ljubljana. Municipalities The Central Slovenia Statistical Region comprises the following 25 municipalities: * Borovnica * Brezovica * Dobrepolje * Dobrova-Polhov Gradec * Dol pri Ljubljani * Domžale * Grosuplje * Horjul * Ig * Ivančna Gorica * Kamnik ...
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Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), which are LAU 1. Names The Slovene names of the municipalities have the word ''Občina'' 'municipality' followed by a nominative In grammar, the nominative case (abbreviated ), subjective case, straight case or upright case is one of the grammatical cas ...
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Municipality Of Dobrepolje
The Municipality of Dobrepolje (; sl, Občina Dobrepolje) is a municipality in Slovenia. It lies in a karst valley approximately south of the Slovenian capital Ljubljana. The administrative seat of the municipality is in Videm. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Videm, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bruhanja Vas * Cesta * Četež pri Strugah * Hočevje * Kolenča Vas * Kompolje * Lipa * Mala Vas * Paka * Podgora * Podgorica * Podpeč * Podtabor * Ponikve * Potiskavec * Predstruge * Pri Cerkvi–Struge * Rapljevo * Tisovec * Tržič * Vodice * Zagorica * Zdenska Vas References External links * Municipality of Dobrepolje on GeopediaDobrepolje municipal site Dobrepolje The Municipality of Dobrepolje (; sl, Občina Dobrepolje) is a municipality in Slovenia. It lies ...
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Losing Stream
A losing stream, disappearing stream, influent stream or sinking river is a stream or river that loses water as it flows downstream. The water infiltrates into the ground recharging the local groundwater, because the water table is below the bottom of the stream channel. This is the opposite of a more common ''gaining stream'' (or ''effluent stream'') which increases in water volume farther downstream as it gains water from the local aquifer. Losing streams are common in arid areas due to the climate which results in huge amounts of water evaporating from the river generally towards the mouth. Losing streams are also common in regions of karst topography where the streamwater may be completely captured by a cavern system, becoming a subterranean river. Examples There are many natural examples of subterranean rivers including: Bosnia and Herzegovina * Unac; Mušnica-Trebišnjica- Krupa/Ombla (Trebišnjica is considered to be one of the largest sinking rivers in the world; ...
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Sinkhole
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer. The term is sometimes used to refer to doline, enclosed depressions that are locally also known as ''vrtače'' and shakeholes, and to openings where surface water enters into underground passages known as '' ponor'', swallow hole or swallet. A '' cenote'' is a type of sinkhole that exposes groundwater underneath. A ''sink'' or ''stream sink'' are more general terms for sites that drain surface water, possibly by infiltration into sediment or crumbled rock. Most sinkholes are caused by karst processes – the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks, collapse or suffosion processes. Sinkholes are usually circular and vary in size from tens to hundreds of meters both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. Formation Natural processes Sinkholes may capture ...
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Ponikva (other)
Ponikva may refer to: * Ponikva, Šentjur, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur, Slovenia * Ponikva pri Žalcu, a settlement in the Municipality of Žalec, Slovenia * Penk ( sl, Ponikva, link=no), a village in the community of Feistritz ob Bleiburg, Austria * , ski resort on Mount Osogovo Osogovo ( Bulgarian/Macedonian: ), or Osogovska Planina or Osogovski Planini (Осоговска Планина or Осоговски Планини), is a mountain range and ski resort between the south-western part of Bulgaria ( Kyustendil Pro ..., North Macedonia See also * Ponikwa (other) {{dab, geodis ...
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Ponikve Dobrepolje Slovenia - Church
Ponikve may refer to: Bosnia and Herzegovina *Ponikve, Čajniče, a settlement in the Municipality of Čajniče Croatia *NK Ponikve, a Croatian soccer club based in Zagreb * Ponikve, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, a settlement near Ston * Ponikve, Karlovac County, a village near Ogulin * Ponikve, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, a village near Bakar Serbia *Ponikve, Golubac *Ponikve Airport, an airport near Užice Slovenia * Ponikve, Brežice, a settlement in the Municipality of Brežice *Ponikve, Cerknica, a settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica *Ponikve, Dobrepolje, a settlement in the Municipality of Dobrepolje * Ponikve, Sežana, a settlement in the Municipality of Sežana *Ponikve, Tolmin, a settlement in the Municipality of Tolmin *Ponikve pri Studencu, a settlement in the Municipality of Sevnica *Ponikve, Semič Ponikve (; german: Sporeben''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna ...
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Church (building)
A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th through the 14th centuries, there was a wave of church construction in Western Europe. Sometimes, the word ''church'' is used by analogy for the buildings of other religions. ''Church'' is also used to describe the Christian religious community as a whole, or a body or an assembly of Christian believers around the world. In traditional Christian architecture, the plan view of a church often forms a Christian cross; the center aisle and seating representing the vertical beam with the bema and altar forming the horizontal. Towers or domes may inspire contemplation of the heavens. Modern churches have a variety of architectural styles and layouts. Some buildings designed for other purposes have been converted to churches, while many ori ...
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